Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1987-1988 Student Newspapers 9-29-1987 College Voice Vol. 11 No. 4 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1987_1988 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 11 No. 4" (1987). 1987-1988. 4. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1987_1988/4 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1987-1988 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. THEC GE VOICE Connecticut Colle1;e. New London, cr ()6;j20 september 29, 1987 Volume XI, Number 4 AD FONTES Toxic Waste at Conn. Until that time, the waste is held by Mike Coffey in the new stockroom in the Hale The College Voice Laboratory, which, due to re- With the danger of toxic waste cent renovations, is better equip- posing a dilemma all across ped to store the chemicals safe- America, the science depart- Iy, she added. ments of Connecticut College John F1ibbert, '90, expressed are taking safeguards against concern over the storing of toxic any possible contamination. waste on campus, saying' 'If the According to Vicki Fontneau, storage of toxic waste on campus safety officer and Chemistry lab poses any threat to the students instructor, toxic chemicals are or faculty, then it should be used most prominently in the stored off campus," he said. Director of Facilities Opuations. Peter Tveskov, Chemistry and Biology depart- Fontneau said that for the ments with Chemistry having an disposal they chose the licensed inventory of over 2,300 company AETC, Advance En- Not all Custodians to be Replaced chemicals. vironmental Technologies Com- source in the Administration (Green's and Richardson's) and. "Only after the department pany, which was recommended by lbom Pozen who asked to remain anonymous IWO in the dorms that the Ad- deems a chemical as a waste will by Pfizer chemicals. AETC, in Editor-io--Chief for fear of losing her job, the list ministration was not trying to fill it be prepared for disposal," tum, sent technicians to help "We haven't hired for the documents the resignation of Jim (Fowler's and Miner's). infor- Fontneau said. Most of the identify and categorize all of the dorms since I've been here," Green, formerly working in mation on those vacancies wa- waste is flammable organic chemicals. said Bill Barns, manager of Wright and Marshall, on August not sent to Sheridan's office material that has been used in the Fontneau added that last spr- custodial services for Connec- 28th of this year; of Sylvia until September 17th. numerous experiments that the ing the college hired AETC to ticut College. Barns is an Richardson, formerly working In addition to Thurston, the department conducts, she said. haul away 35 55-gallon drums of employee of The Facilities in Harkness and Knowlton, who Voice has also been in contact connnued on page 7 Resources Management com- gave her notice on September with another woman, Francis pany (F.R.M.) and has been at 4th; and of George Palmer, on Albee,who applied a total of two the College for a year and a September 14th. The other two times over this summer, and was half. resignations were of people for- finally told that the position was The dispute surrounding the mally working in academic already filled. number of vacancies in the buildings. Albee, a former custodian at custodial staff stems from com- The source in the Administra- the college told the Voice that plaints by the custodians at the tion also told of two other after applying for the job she College. The Custodians claim resignations: Al Miner, who held until Labor Day of last that the Administration has worked in K.B., until November year, she received a letter, over refused to hire people to work as of last year; and Ethel "Fowler, the summer, S1.aung, •'tne poS\- custodians in the dorms. also in K.B., who retired on non was filled by someone more Both Tony Sheridan, the col- June 1st of this year. Barns qualified." According to Barns, lege's director of human acknowledged these two vacan- no one had been hired. resources, and Peter Tveskov, cies, but said that the College is By raising the number of man the director of facilities opera- not trying to fill them. hours per person, changing an tions for the College, have said Sheridan claims that" on custodians' work week from 30 repeatedly that the College is ac- September 10, 1981 his office to 40 hours, the College is able, tively trying to fill the vacancies, was unaware of any vacancies in according to Tveskov, to not fill but the area's high employment the custodial staff. Being the two vacancies created by rate makes finding applicants unaware of any openings, he Fowler's and Miner's depar- difficult. wrote a letter of rejection to tures. When asked if this policy Tveskov, in a telephone inter- Sharon Thurston. Thurston, a was designed to save money, view, stressed the importance of food service employee of the Tveskov replied "absolutely." looking at the question of the College for over a year, applied Richard Eaton, treasurer of number of vacancies in the for a job as a custodian on Sept. the College, confirmed custodial staff, in a campus wide Ist, and was told by Sheridan on Tveskov's statements about the perspective. He said it is not a Sept. IOrh that "there are no re-organizations of the custodial question of numbers of people vacancies." The Voice obtained staff. "F.R.M.," Eaton said, working, but the number of man a copy of that letter sent to "has a five year contract with hours they perform. Thurston by Sheridan. the College ... They are required Barns provided the Voice a list However, according to Barns, to save the College $100,000 the of five people who have retired at that time there were two open- first" year, which they have and whom the school is working ings in the dorms that the Ad- done." Eaton said that the sav- continued on page 6 to replace. Confirmed by a ministration was trying to fill, A Crowd gathered 10 watch the men's soccer match against Bowdoin this saturday during Connecticut College's Homecoming /987. Many alumni rrtumed 10 reunite Presidential Search Committee Formed with rlnt~mnt,.,f and old friends. The search committee will and even-handed manner, •. by Geoff Wagg '<first consider the needs of the Bloom added. Managing Editor College for the next ten years. The trustees also approved the Cro Bar Renovations hiring of the executive search At their regular September Once these needs are articulated, til tms year. 1ne responsiouny firm Heidrick and Struggles to meeting, the board of trustees of we will determine the criteria for by was passed to the current SAC aid the search committee. Ac- Beth Salamone the College formally opened the the search. These criteria will The College Voice Chairman, Quentin Nason, '88, search to find a successor for then form the basis for judging cording to Bloom, "the use of who requested that the project be consultants is an increasingly President Oakes Ames. The potential candidates," said .finished by September 25, trustees approved the final for- Barry Bloom, vice-chairman of common approach," and in his "o help diversify the types of Homecoming Weekend. Peter mat of the search committee, the board of trustees and presi- opinion "is a sound one which social activities that take place Tveskov, director of Facilities will bring an expertise to the col- which includes six trustees, four dent of the Central Research on' campus, the old Cro Bar .has Operations, received the request faculty and two students, and Division Worldwide of Pfizer lege campus. " in the past two weeks been and through his office, the William Bowan, who accor- hopes to have a final candidate Inc., who will chair the search renovated and will be used main- renovations were arranged. ding to Bloom is "the most pro- ly for non-alcoholic functions. by the February trustees committee. "We will conduct Robert Hutton, director of the search in an open-minded continued on pog~ 6 The renovation is a student Operations, who is in charge of meeting. project geared to benefit the funding renovations, was campus by creating an additional .:. ....... unaware of the work done on the Drinking Water Controversy · Page J center for activities such as cof- bar. Hulton said he knew of the feehouses, movies, and sub project last year but never ;:~~:R~~~h~:~:n~.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=:~~: nights. received plans for the renova- Hispanic Leader Faces Drug Charges.......... 7 Last year, the idea was spawn- tions. "Hot House" Rehearsed Page 8 ed by the former SAC Chair- The general appearance of the Sports Profile: Goalje Ke\in Wolfe u ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 10 man, Paul Hyde, '88, who is bar looks the same, because Women's Fjeld Hockey Wins "' Page II currently J-Board Chairman, but SAC chose to keep the "pub" renovations didn't take place un- continued on page 6 ., .. , .. N ~============'=======================-=:: ~ ::; ~ 0' N .I VIEWPOINT !.~=======================:;:=========::=,--:;;~ f ~llCOt'\E 10 CONNlCJICUT COLLf.GE, ~- T~[ NA110N'S fJllT 1)f\~ U\MfU5 i~~NO ALCOHOL A LLOWED ~e~ ~ rr INSIDE. OF GATE ~ i. AU. IJE"ltl.e> SU&lEC.,- -ro 5EAmI ANo <:'EIZIl~e Alternatives to Alcohol Needed the administration is responsible Although the Dean's To the Editor: for implementing an effective philosophy is admirable in program and, if necessary, it theory, in practice it appears to should impose one.